Our winters here in Australia are not like yours in New England - we don't get snow where I am, but do get hard frosts. Cold days are 14C, but situated where I am on the side of a hill, the wind off the snow area 75 kms further up the valley can get a bit lazy - prefers to go through you rather than round you!!
And as we all know - Basenjis don't 'do' cold!! My Swedish boy is cuddled up in his bed in front of the heater beside me. Silly boy still gets his summer coat in our winter!!

Thanks for that - I'll email them tonight.
I spent several hours on the computer last night checking out all different manufacturers, but kept coming back to Equafleece.
Good news on the home front - Jerry still had his coat on this morning - untouched!!
His sister Chloe (of course!) hadn't touched hers. It's marvellous how they discovered warmth was better than destruction.

Love those Equafleece coats!! Not too sure about the fluoro colour though!!
I just checked out their website - I think my oldies would like those.
Are they prompt with sending the goods out?

Hello again after a very long absence!!
My 'chewing' boy now leaves his coat alone - his Mum (now spayed) wears his old hand-me-down coat, and he has his onw snazzy camoflage polar fleece jumper that I made.
Can't possibly have it off thankyou!!
His half-brother Jerry had his first coat on today - also a 'chewer' - we'll see if it is still on in the morning. Jerry's sister Chloe also got one on today after I managed to keep her still enough to pull it over her head!!
Jerry is NOT allowed to touch it thank you!!

@kiwir:

The thing that annoys me is that he always wore a coat as a puppy - he's just turned 12 months now.
But boys being boys, in the last few weeks he thought Mum had come back in season (she hadn't!) so in frustration he gradually chewed her coat - from the back forward - left the polar fleece around her shoulders and chest and neck. And the silly girl just let him - looking at him indulgently - "My boy"

I tried making them without the polar neck (designed to stop chewing of the front) - or reinforced them with thick cotton tape - and that lasted a little longer.
Now he just looks at me with those eyes saying "Hell, I'm freezing Mum!"

The thing that annoys me is that he always wore a coat as a puppy - he's just turned 12 months now.
But boys being boys, in the last few weeks he thought Mum had come back in season (she hadn't!) so in frustration he gradually chewed her coat - from the back forward - left the polar fleece around her shoulders and chest and neck. And the silly girl just let him - looking at him indulgently - "My boy"

I tried making them without the polar neck (designed to stop chewing of the front) - or reinforced them with thick cotton tape - and that lasted a little longer.
Now he just looks at me with those eyes saying "Hell, I'm freezing Mum!"

I actually joined up in 2010 but family life has been a bit crazy for 12 months.
I now have time to introduce myself.
I have been owned by Basenji for 43 years - and have only discovered the joys of tracking in the last 12 months - could have started just a LITTLE earlier!!
It's a sport for the fit - not those that like to laze about!!

Does anyone have any ideas on how to persuade a 'chewer' that a coat keeps you warm - and you shouldn't eat it - or your mothers?? He's up to 5 this winter already!!